Seeing Cicelius appear in front of him, Maximime's joy was only revealed for a moment. The wife pulled her son and talked about the west, but Maximi couldn't help but not interrupt. Not long after, Maximi's wife also noticed that something was wrong with her son and hurriedly asked what was going on. Cicelius told his mother about the arrangements for the legion.

"Why should we help the Mongols in Damascus to fight?" Maximime's wife asked her husband anxiously.

Maximi did not answer immediately, he knew that at the meeting, Yuan Guo proposed the content of the previous negotiations, and Romania was settled by Yuan State. The province of Europa offered to support the Yuan with weapons, and the Western Romans and Damascus Mongols supported the Eastern Rome to gain the old land, and the Yuan had to give up its claim to Romania. However, the Yuan State demanded that once the Eastern Rome settled Bulgaria and Romania, they would have to send troops to support the Yuan State in the war with the New Crusaders. If the Eastern Rome did not settle Romania within two years, the Yuan State would settle Romania and even Bulgaria by itself.

"You've already decided to go to Damascus?" Maximi asks about his son's wishes.

"Yes." Cicelius did not look depressed. He slowly recounted what he had heard from the general, and his expression was less uneasy than confident. Bulgaria and Romania together have about half the land area of the current Eastern Roman Empire, and in order to obtain this precious opportunity, the Eastern Roman Empire has done a lot of preliminary coordination work under the table. The condition of agreeing to the Mongols in Damascus was to send at least six elite Eastern Roman legions to assist Hao Kang in his fight against the slave dynasty. In 1299 the Western Calendar first sent two legions, in 1300 the Western Lunar Calendar increased to four legions, and in 1301 the Western Alpha increased to six legions.

Cicelius said to his father, "Father, I would like to borrow some history books on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. ”

Maximi shook his head, of course he was worried about his son's safety, but his son's attitude made Maximi more satisfied. The reason why Rome is great in the history books is because there are so many people who are as sincere as his son Cicelius who are willing to serve Rome. With this mixed feeling, Maximi shook his head again, "Cicelius, I'll ask your sister to find a way to get some of the latest information on the Eastern Mediterranean from the office." Previous Profile...... Alas......"

Cicelius couldn't help but sigh: "Father, I feel very sad when I think that Damascus, Jerusalem, and Egypt were all our Roman territories in the past. ”

Maximi's wife was in a hurry, she had wanted her son to stay in the domestic legion, and her son's entry into the war had already made her very uneasy. actually had to run to Damascus Mongolia, Maximime's wife listened to the conversation between father and son, and was dizzy with anger. According to the legion recipe, now that the Eastern Roman Empire has a legion of 220,000 people, how can so many people lack one of Cicelius. Thinking that her daughter might have a solution, Maximime's wife struggled to keep her composure.

When the lady took the time to arrive at the door of her daughter's house, she saw a row of carriages lined up at the door, all of whom should have come to find Sheila. It seems that there are many, many people who have their own ideas.

The report of the first plenary meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Peace and Development Alliance was sent to Kaifeng, which was quite fruitful in the eyes of the Great Song Dynasty. The total population of this alliance is more than 50 million. The latest statistics show that the population of the Great Song Dynasty is between 100 million and 120 million. It's only twice the population of this union. This alone makes the Eastern Mediterranean Alliance not to be underestimated.

The Eastern Roman Empire wanted to seize Bulgaria and Romania. The Yuan Kingdom was to regain its position as the master of Warsaw. Hao Kang was to strike a blow at the slave dynasty armies that frequently invaded the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Looking very indifferent, the Western Romans had a grand plan, and Boyan wanted to regain the lost lands of the Western Roman Empire through his remaining time with his son and even his grandson.

In order to realize his ambitions, he was too busy to expand his territory. When Zhao Qian read the report, he felt that the general contractor of Europa Province seemed to be really hard, but he didn't expect his father to suddenly laugh when he looked at it. Seeing his father smiling like a child, Zhao Qian was happy and worried. Daddy's happiness made Zhao Qian very happy, but this is government affairs, so he wouldn't laugh like this.

Waiting for Zhao Jiaren to stop laughing, Zhao Qian asked tentatively: "I don't know where the official family thinks it's ridiculous." ”

Zhao Jiaren pointed to one of the lines, and Zhao Qian leaned over to look at it, and saw that the report said, 'The province does not want to be called a person who is happy to be a business, and must be very careful in the contracting of various projects'.

"What's so ridiculous about that?" Zhao Qian didn't understand.

Zhao Jiaren wanted to explain, but felt that his son really wouldn't understand the true meaning of this joke. The people of Yici Leye have never been in China before, so they will not understand why Europe has been discriminating against Yici Leye people for thousands of years. If the Great Song Dynasty lends money to usury, and most of the industries that exploit loopholes are controlled by Yici Leye people, probably Zhao Qian can understand why Europa Province is so analogous.

Moreover, the fundamentalists in the 21st-century country insist on not paying taxes, not doing military service, and refusing to serve the country. For whoever gives pleasure is Jehovah's chosen people, and when he dies he will go to heaven. Bowing to the world will only lead to the loss of Jehovah's favor.

So Zhao Jiaren took back the idea of explaining and said to his eldest son: "It's nothing, I just want to laugh." By the way, Luo Yiren's attitude is still so firm? ”

Zhao Qian nodded, and Luo Yiren, the minister of the Ministry of Governance, once again proposed to settle the slave dynasty and take full control of the Tianzhu region. "Why don't the officials want to destroy the slave dynasty?"

Zhao Jiaren replied: "It looks very cool to eliminate the slave dynasty, but once the Great Song Dynasty fully conquers Tianzhu, it will create a unified Tianzhu." It's a terrible thing in a few hundred years. ”

Looking at the way the eldest son Zhao Qian frowned and thought, Zhao Jiaren sighed slightly in his heart. Zhao Qian certainly did not see India after World War II in the 20th century. The British completely conquered India, making the Indian vassals subject to the same monarch for hundreds of years. These centuries of colonial rule have created a unified India. If there is no such stage, once the British leave, the Indian region will remain divided. The coexistence of dozens of long-established local feudal clans is a very favorable situation for a large country.

The colonialists were so greedy that they naturally gave up long-term interests in order to maximize their profits. In contrast to India, Africa is a continent divided by contention. Even with the collapse of the so-called colonial system, Africa was still under the control of the pre-colonialists into the 21st century. If New China had not entered Africa, the pre-colonialists would have been able to control Africa by financial and other indirect means until the 23rd century.

This is what makes Zhao Jiaren feel very annoying, a lot of his correct knowledge is based on hundreds of thousands of years of experience, and seeing the history spanning hundreds of years and thousands of years, Zhao Jiaren will naturally choose a long-term policy that maximizes interests. Based on different perspectives, this kind of policy cannot be understood by the current and future rulers of the Great Song Dynasty. No one in the current imperial court dares to oppose Zhao Jiaren's policy, what about the future? Will those successors undermine the right policies because of real problems? Historically, such destruction was inevitable.

Zhao Qian broke the silence, "Does the official family want to use the power of the Great Song Dynasty to control a large number of small countries?" ”

"What you said is still based on the current strength." Zhao Jiaren's tone was very gentle, he didn't want to criticize his son, he was already a smart person to have such an idea.

"The official family is ...... Want to use the long-term stability of the Great Song Dynasty to control those small countries? Zhao Qian made changes to his thoughts.

Zhao Jiaren nodded immediately, his son can understand this when he is less than 40 years old, which is really gratifying to him.

Zhao Qian was not happy that he finally had the same opinion as his father, he said with helpless chagrin: "But this is not easy to operate. ”

"So don't do it lightly, just hit the key points." Zhao Jiaren told his opinion, "Let's take an example, when Hao Ren established the Yuan Kingdom, it looked extremely prosperous, but when you look at the Yuan Kingdom in ten years, what do you see? ”

"Hmm...... Hao Ren is dead. Yuan civil strife. Zhao Qian felt that his thinking was much broader.

"Yes. If you look at the Yuan Kingdom in terms of twenty years, what do you see? ”

"They've turned back?"

"The Yuan Kingdom was originally composed of a group of people who were hostile to the Great Song Dynasty and even hostile to Huaxia and recognized thieves as their fathers, just like Box Gang and Wan Wan."

"What's that?" Zhao Qian was puzzled.

Zhao Jiaren found that he couldn't help but pout again, and as the Great Song Dynasty progressed more and more, he himself seemed to be getting closer and closer to the new China of the 21st century. A lot of times the words start to get confused. But that's not a problem, Zhao Jiaren is old enough to care about causing chaos to others. Relying on the old and selling the old feels good for the old man.

"Those people of the Yuan Kingdom felt that they could have today, because they were hostile to the Great Song Dynasty and hostile to Huaxia. In fact, this is also true. So the pro-Song people went to Macau...... Oh, to Damascus. Don't worry, I was thinking that if we had a chance to win the Eastern Mediterranean, we would have to rename the famous local city. I've got a name in mind. ”

"Oh......" Zhao Qian replied as if he didn't understand.

"At present, those who are willing to sinicize are on Hao Kang's side, in the Eastern Mediterranean. Also, you should never look at things in a time frame that is more than 20 years old. Because more than twenty years later, a new generation has risen. The old Yuan people still remember that they came from the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty, which was their homeland, and although they were anti-Song, they still recognized that this was their hometown. The new Yuan people were born and raised in the Yuan Kingdom, and the place where the Yuan Kingdom is located is their hometown. They just know that logically speaking, the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty is their hometown, but they only know. In another twenty years, the new generation of Yuan people will be completely cut off from this cognition. The so-called fellow villagers mean nothing to them. ”

Zhao Qian remembered how he felt when he returned to Hangzhou, and a trip to the back garden, which was already a tourist attraction, was already a huge thrill for him. With so many strangers coming in and out of his teenage home, Zhao Qian immediately felt that his boyhood home was only in his memory. But Zhao Qian quickly dispelled the homesickness and said decisively: "I will not agree with Luo Yiren's suggestion. ”

Zhao Jiaren shook his head, "Luo Yiren is a talent, he may not be suitable to be a prime minister, but he is very suitable to be a scholar." Alas...... what a pity. I'd love to put him to good use. ”

"What about the school?" Zhao Qian made a suggestion.

"Society...... Luo Yiren is still working hard, and he is not allowed to have a realistic errand, he is afraid that he will not be able to do it well. If it weren't for the fact that Fusang Island was too far away, it would be excellent for him to be a knot. After the experience of the festival envoy, he may be able to become the prime minister. ”

"Fusang Zhou ......" Zhao Qian also felt that the place was too far away, Fusang Zhou was different from the Eastern Mediterranean, except for the distance, the local tribes were all there. Putting Luo Yiren in that kind of place is not only disrespectful to Luo Yiren, but also a huge waste of talents. Then Zhao Qian suddenly remembered something, "Official, Zhao Liang and they are back, and they have brought back tens of thousands of tons of Fusangzhou asphalt." The asphalt is much better than the asphalt produced in our Da Song. Tens of thousands of tons of Fusangzhou asphalt were all bought by the Songjiang family. ”

"Humph!" Zhao Jiaren didn't want to say too much. The world is so wonderful, the geology of China is stable, even in the Ice Age, the ice sheet only reached the line of Lake Baikal. During the Ice Age, the ice caps of Fuso reached northern Mexico. But the stable geology makes China's asphalt super stable, but it is not suitable for things like linoleum. High-grade asphalt powder is imported from North America. Now that a commodity has finally been developed, it is also a good entry point for the future development of Fusang Continent in the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Qian misunderstood what his father meant, and he hurriedly said, "Do I want to tell the Ministry of Commerce to give some points to other places?" ”

"You tell Zhao Liang to contact them and contact the Maritime Safety Bureau to form a larger fleet. Tens of thousands of tons are not enough, and hundreds of thousands of tons are not enough. ”

"Where is there such a big need?" Zhao Qian was shocked, "Official, linoleum and asphalt are used for roof waterproofing, as well as for filling all kinds of gaps." One million tons were enough to be used for the houses of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"It's used to pave asphalt." Zhao Jiaren replied.

"Paving the way?" Zhao Qian was stunned. Daddy's idea is very similar to the previous emperor's hanging silk on the tree in order to show the country's wealth.

"Do you know how Zhao Liang collects asphalt?" Zhao Jiaren asked.

"It is said that the asphalt flows directly from the stone cracks on the seashore, and Zhao Liang and the others built a pond over there, loaded the asphalt from the pond into barrels, and transported it to the ship."

"That's right. The larger the fleet, the lower the average cost. And asphalt also has many uses, relatively non-viscous Zhongyou can be applied to sleepers to prevent corrosion. As long as the scale is large enough, the cost is low. Besides, you haven't seen asphalt roads, so how do you know that asphalt pavement mixed with gravel is more expensive than gravel pavement? If you take into account the cost of repairs, many things that look expensive are cheaper. ”

“…… I'll go. Zhao Qian decided to give it a try. Songjiang Prefecture has purchased tens of thousands of tons, and it is not expected to be used up immediately. Zhao Qian was eager to see how good the gravel asphalt pavement was.